House concurrent resolution honoring Melvin and Susan Coburn for their nearly half-century of superb proprietorship of Coburns’ General Store in South Strafford and congratulating the Strafford Community Trust on a successful fundraising campaign to preserve this historic mercantile establishment

This concurrent resolution honors Melvin and Susan Coburn for their nearly 50 years of running Coburns’ General Store in South Strafford, a historic community hub that offered services like groceries, a post office, bank, and laundromat. It also congratulates the Strafford Community Trust for successfully raising $1.8 million to purchase the store through a community fundraising campaign, ensuring its continued operation as a nonprofit. The resolution has no legal effect or policy changes - it is purely ceremonial, recognizing the Coburns' service and the Trust's efforts to preserve the store's legacy.